Home Depot goes Latino

Latino Leaders: The National Magazine of the Successful American Latino, April-May, 2005

The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, recently established a hiring partnership with some of the country's leading national Hispanic organizations: the ASPIRA Association, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and SER. The Home Depot will work with these agencies to recruit candidates for full-time and part-time jobs across the U.S.

"We believe that our greatest competitive advantage is our associates and the diversity of thought and cultural background they bring to the workplace," said Bob Nardelli, chairman, president & CEO of The Home Depot. "This partnership will help further The Home Depot's ongoing commitment to create a high-performing, diverse workforce that meets the growing needs of its customers and the communities it serves".

The hiring initiative will carry the theme "Unidos podemos (United we can)" as a means to showcase the unity of the effort and its positive impact on communities. All four of the Hispanic organizations will provide information regarding career opportunities at The Home Depot and use their websites to promote the partnership.